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EPBD sets the record straight: Pakistan didn’t burn reserves, it built them. $8B bought from the market bringing reserves to $14.5B. Inflation cut from 38% to 3.2%, and met all IMF benchmarks. This stability wasn’t handed, it was earned.
— Economic Policy & Business Development (@EPBDT) July 30, 2025
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Economic Policy and Business Development’s vision is to provide strategic advice and thought leadership to policy makers in shaping a dynamic, inclusive and forward looking economic policy ecosystem that unleashes the full potential of private enterprise, drives sustainable GDP growth and ensures equitable prosperity throughout the economy.
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- Advocacy for evidence-based, market-friendly economic policies that catalyze industrial growth, job creation, and export competitiveness.
- Champion private sector-led development by identifying and promoting reforms that incentivize innovation, investment, and fair competition.
- Foster informed dialogue between policymakers and business leaders to align national economic priorities with global opportunities.
- Promote inclusive growth by ensuring that policy outcomes support social mobility, reduce inequality, and enable Pakistan’s youth to thrive in a modern, industrial economy.
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